Whirlpool Corporation

James Jeffery

David Walter

Nicholas Schooley

Sayer J Murphy

Bruno T Ramasco

Eric J Vasko

Eric W Merrow

Guy M Kazmierzak

Christopher A Hartnett

Benjamin D Lowell

Paula Lobaccaro

Seth E Bixby

Donald E Erickson

Jonathan D Pugh

Ryan James Rutter

Jon D Strait

Philip J Czarnecki

Eric A Gallagher

Bradley D Morrow

Michael A Ledford

Gregory R Fulmer

Thomas Dell Spicer

Jalindar S Dawange

Guy Stormo

Eric Osler

Chloe P Condon

Adam Gary

Emmanuel F Gonzaga

Meagan K Vandervelde

Heather A Hellmuth

Anayancy Campos

Anup Sudhir Bhavsar

Jonathan A Andrejczuk

Kenneth L McCONNELL

Aliander F Silva

B Shiva

Mahendra S Wankhede

Erica L Pinto

Brian D Peschke

Thomas R Scott

Kevin Peralta

Corinne M Gorenchan

Jason S Burnette

A washing appliance includes a tub positioned within an outer cabinet. A rotating drum rotates within the tub. A fluid flow path directs fluid through the tub and the drum. A rotator selectively rotates relative to the drum to generate at least a toroidal flow of the wash fluid through the drum and a supplemental flow of the wash fluid through a filter assembly positioned within the rotator.

Laundry appliance including a filtering agitator having an internal fluid pumping structure

Filter for filtering agitator

A chemistry dispensing assembly for a laundry appliance includes a reservoir that dispenses a laundry chemistry to a treatment chamber. A mixing channel is positioned below the reservoir that receives the laundry chemistry dispensed from the reservoir. A fluid assembly delivers a fluid carrier through a flow path that includes the mixing channel. The mixing channel is defined between an underside of the reservoir and an upper surface of the mixing channel.

Chemistry dispensing assembly for a laundry appliance

A removable fluid pumping and filtration apparatus for a laundry treatment machine is provided. The apparatus includes a handle portion. A filter section is configured to selectively couple to an impeller of the laundry treatment machine, the filter section defining a hollow interior, a lower water opening to allow for the passage of water out of the interior space of the agitator, and an opening about the exterior circumference of the filter section into which a removable filter is selectively attachable. A handle pull locking post is provided within the hollow interior of the apparatus, including a handle pull portion at a top end for gripping against the handle portion and at least one pin at a bottom end configured to selectively lock the apparatus into the base.

Removable fluid pumping and filtration apparatus

A laundry appliance includes a cabinet having a top panel that defines an aperture for selectively accessing a treatment chamber defined within the cabinet. A lid is rotationally operable relative to the aperture of the top panel between open and closed positions. Hinge assemblies extend between the lid and the top panel. The hinge assemblies include a first hinge assembly. A second hinge assembly is selectively retractable into the lid to a retracted position. A biasing member biases the second hinge assembly out to an extended position. At least the second hinge assembly is operable to the retracted position to bypass a portion of the top panel to define an installed position where the first and second hinge assemblies are engaged with respective hinge receptacles of the top panel.

Hinge assembly for an appliance lid and installation method therefor

A laundry treating appliance for treating laundry items according to an automatic cycle of operation can include a cabinet defining an interior and having an access opening providing access to the interior. A tub can be located within the interior and can at least partially define a liquid chamber. A drum is rotatably mounted within the liquid chamber and at least partially defines a treating chamber. A clothes mover is located within the treating chamber and rotatable about a vertical axis. The clothes mover can include a base and a barrel.

Laundry treating appliance having a removable clothes mover

A fabric treatment machine has a cabinet housing. A lid enables access inside the cabinet. Fabric treatment components such as a drum are positioned inside the cabinet housing. A panel on the cabinet housing includes an opening to receive the lid. At least one hinge spacer couples with the panel to receive a shaft of a slow close hinge on the lid. The at least one hinge spacer includes a socket portion and a flange portion. The socket portion inserts into an aperture in the panel. The socket portion includes a bore with at least one flat side to receive a mating shaft from the slow closing hinge. The hinge shaft has at least one flat surface. The flange portion covers the panel around the socket.

Fabric treatment machine hinge spacer

A laundry treating appliance with a treating chamber for receiving laundry for treating and a liquid supply system fluidly coupled to the treating chamber. The liquid supply system includes a water supply system and a dispensing system. The dispensing system includes a faucet, a support structure, one or more drawers, and one or more dispenser outlets for providing treating liquid and treating chemistries. Components of the dispensing system can be activated, e.g. for pretreating laundry items, for use as a utility sink, or during an automatic cycle of operation.

Dispensing system for a laundry treating appliance

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St. Joseph, MI, United States of America

James Jeffery